ArticleInternational health2023
Mental health and neglected tropical diseases - the neglected dimension of burden: identifying the challenges and understanding the burden.
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- The psychosocial and emotional burden of lymphatic filariasis: A systematic review.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Pooled it
- Mental health, social determinants and One Health in skin neglected tropical diseases (NTDs): A scoping review.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
- Exploring the relationship between snake bites and post-traumatic stress disorder: A prospective study on associated factors.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2026Article
- Making space for happenstance: a proposal for a different 'Theory of Change' to help understand and guide NTD policymaking practices.International journal for equity in health · 2026Article
- Current state and future directions of interventions for neglected tropical diseases.Nature human behaviour · 2025Review
- Peace of mind: A quasi-experimental, mixed-method evaluation of a community-based mental health intervention for persons affected by Neglected Tropical Diseases.PLOS mental health · 2025Article
- Protocol for an Exploratory RCT of the Traumatic Stress Relief Intervention With Persons With Lived Experience of Leprosy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Journal of tropical medicine · 2025Article
- 'The Lost Peace': Evidencing the Syndemic Relationship between Neglected Tropical Diseases and Mental Distress in Liberia.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2024Article
- Addressing the Syndemic Relationship between Lymphatic Filariasis and Mental Distress in Malawi: The Potential of Enhanced Self-Care.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2024Article
- People, power and participation: strategic directions for integrated person-centred care for NTDs and mental health.International health · 2024Article
- Taking forward a holistic research agenda for mental health of people affected by neglected tropical diseases.International health · 2023Article
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Abstract
Mental health co-morbidity and the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) has been highlighted as a major component of the ill health. The impact of mental illness is considered to be significantly underestimated in the calculations of the overall Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs). This commentary discusses the DALY burden of anxiety, depression and associated stigma of NTDs. The economic losses incurred as a result of mental health conditions is assessed, and the impact on caregivers and families. It recommends that mental health care is incorporated into NTDs programme planning and implementation. Priority research is the estimation of the NTD burden of depressive and anxiety disorders and neuropsychiatric conditions of NTDs and an evaluation of the economic costs of mental illness derived from NTDs causation.
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